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#KidneyWk 2019 – To Treat or Not to Treat: Medication Toxicity and Clinical Conundrums

November 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

The “To Treat or Not to Treat: Medication Toxicity and Clinical Conundrums” session was held on Nov 7, 2019 at the ASN #KidneyWk in Washington, DC. This session [...]

Muscle Relaxant Use in Dialysis

June 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Most practicing nephrologists have seen cases of baclofen toxicity in patients on dialysis; in severe cases, this can even mimic brain death. Some nephrologists on Twitter [...]

#NephMadness 2019: Novick Nominates Opioids For the Win

April 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Tessa Novick @tessa_novick Tessa Novick is a third-year nephrology fellow at Johns Hopkins. Her research interests include social determinants of health, healthcare [...]

#NephMadness 2019: Pain Region

March 15, 2019 // 3 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2019 | #NephMadness | #PainRegion Selection Committee Member: David Juurlink David Juurlink is a staff internist and head of the [...]

Pain, CKD, and What to Do About It

February 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Patients with CKD experience pain at a similar burden to patients suffering from cancer. This causes a negative impact on quality of life, but also leads to missed dialysis [...]

Pain and Kidney Function

August 30, 2016 // 1 Comment

A recent study published in AJKD looks at the epidemiology of chronic pain in US veterans and its impact on kidney disease and mortality. Dr Joline Chen (JC), co-author of [...]